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Large-billed Tern

Phaetusa simplex (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The large-billed tern is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Phaetusa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Laridae
Genus:
   Phaetusa
Scientific:
  Phaetusa simplex


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.606

Protonym:
  Sterna simplex

Type locality:
  Cayenne.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656099


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C3C30D037278088D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C3C30D03

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C3C30D03


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176948

Geographic range:

  • Phaetusa simplex simplex: E Colombia to e Brazil and Amazonia; Trinidad; w Ecuador
  • Phaetusa simplex chloropoda: Basins of Río Paraguay and Río Paraná to n Argentina
English:
Large-billed Tern
Catalan:
Xatrac becgròs
Czech:
rybák žlutozobý
Danish:
Tyknæbbet Terne
German:
Großschnabel-Seeschwalbe
Spanish:
Charrán Picudo
Spanish (Spain):
Charrán Picudo
Finnish:
isonokkatiira
French:
Sterne à gros bec
Croatian:
žutokljuna čigra
Hungarian:
vastagcsőrű csér
Icelandic:
Trjónuþerna
Italian:
Sterna beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji):
oohashiajisashi
Japanese:
オオハシアジサシ
Lithuanian:
Didžiasnapė žuvėdra
Dutch:
Grootsnavelstern
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tjukknebbterne
Norwegian:
Tykknebbterne
Polish:
rybitwa amazońska
Portuguese:
Trinta-réis-grande
Portuguese (Brazil):
trinta-réis-grande
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaivina-de-bico-grande
Russian:
Большеклювая крачка
Slovak:
rybár krátkochvostý
Serbian:
Krupnokljuna čigra
Swedish:
sydamerikansk flodtärna
Ukrainian:
Крячок великодзьобий
Chinese:
巨嘴燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional):
巨嘴鷗


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sterne à gros bec ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sterne à gros bec ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Phaetusa simplex [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phaetusa simplex [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phaetusa simplex [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Large-billed Tern ( Phaetusa simplex) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phaetusa simplex [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phaetusa simplex [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Arawak: Meréyo, Warakana
Azerbaijani: iridimdik susüpürən
Bulgarian: Голямоклюна рибарка
Bengali: ফড়ঠুুঁটি ঩ানচচর
Bengali (transliteration): baṛaṭhum̐ṭi pānacila*
Catalan: Xatrac becgròs
Czech: Rybák brazilský, rybák žlutozobý
Danish: Tyknæbbet Terne
German: Großschnabel-Seeschwalbe
English: Great-billed Tern, Large billed Tern, Large-billed Tern
English, HBW: Large-billed Tern
English (IOC): Large-billed Tern
English (United States): Large-billed Tern
Esperanto: Larĝbeka ŝterno
Spanish: Atí, Charrán Picudo, Gaviotín, Gaviotín Atí, Gaviotín de pico grande, Gaviotín Picudo
Spanish (Argentine): Atí
Spanish (Chile): Gaviotín de pico grande
Spanish (Colombia): Gaviotín Picudo
Spanish (Costa Rica): Charrán Picudo
Spanish (Cuba): Gaviota de pico largo
Spanish (Ecuador): Gaviotín Picudo
Spanish (Spain): Charrán Picudo
Spanish (HBW): Large-billed Tern
Spanish (Panama): Gaviotín Piquigrande
Spanish (Peru): Gaviotín de Pico Grande
Spanish (Paraguay): Atí, Gaviotín
Spanish (Uruguay): Atí
Spanish (Venezuela): Guanaguanare Fluvial
Estonian: suurnokk-tiir
Finnish: Isonokkatiira
French: Guifette amazone, Sterne à gros bec, Sterne à miroir, Sterne amazone
Guarani: Atî guasu, Atî-guasu, Pa'â guasu, Pa'â-guasu
Croatian: žutokljuna čigra
Hungarian: vastagcsőrű csér
Icelandic: Trjónuþerna
Italian: Sterna beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji): oohashiajisashi
Japanese: オオハシアジサシ
Kirghiz: чоң тумшук чабакчыл
Scientific: Phaetusa simplex, Phaetusa simplex simplex, Sterna magnirostris, Sterna simplex
Lithuanian: Didžiasnapė žuvėdra
Dutch: Grootbekstern, Grootsnavelstern
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tjukknebbterne
Norwegian: Tykknebbterne
Polish: rybitwa amazonska, rybitwa amazońska
Portuguese: andorinha-do-mar, gaivota, gaivota-do-bico-grande, taiamá, taiamã, Trinta-réis-grande
Portuguese (Brazil): andorinha-do-mar, gaivota, gaivota-do-bico-grande, taiamá, taiamã, trinta-reis-grande, Trinta-réis-grande
Portuguese (Portugal): gaivina-de-bico-grande, Trinta-reis-grande
Russian: Большеклювая крачка
Slovak: Rybár krátkochvostý
Serbian: Krupnokljuna čigra
Sranan: Fisman
Swedish: Sydamerikansk flodtärna
Turkish: Kalın gagalı sumru
Ukrainian: Крячок великодзьобий
Chinese: 巨嘴燕鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 巨嘴鷗

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